“I guess with the coming spring, people are expected to make home improvements.”
It seems people in my area have stopped investing any significant sums in their homes because they no longer believe they will recover the costs when they sell them; years ago you could notice the added value quickly.
I didn’t have much choice and the $1800 it cost me is still hurting.
The people I bought the house from had installed a big 5x5 picture window that leaked and was rotting the framing and floor under it.